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Is adrenalin shot directly in the heart to revive people overdosing?
I wonder if the scene in the movie Pulp Fiction, where a girl (Marsellus Wallace's wife), in a bad health situation after taking too much heroin, is brought to life by a direct prick of adrenalin in ...
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Can a coma patient survive several days unattended?
In the movie 28 Days Later (and, to a lesser extent, the graphic novels/TV series The Walking Dead), there is a character who, because of some unfortunate circumstance, found himself in a coma. When ...
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Can a metal plate in the head stop a bullet?
Spoiler alert for those who haven't seen the movie Faster. There is a scene in the movie where the character played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is shot in the back of the head by Billy Bob ...
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Can one be knocked down in one hit, movie style?
After stumbling upon a video of a guy getting knocked down in one hit, I did some quick research and couldn't conclude if this is a myth or true. But thanks to a cracked article (linked by Lagerbaer) ...